Clothes-line reel.



W. M. PALMER. CLOTHES LINE REEL` APPLICATION FILED 0021.4, 1912. V 1,1 1 1 ,489. Patented sel-)1.22, 1914.

, s E l f s j j jalip'ncaudn medoc@ a citizen` of the'United j States, and a lresident of fthe city of New y York, `the county #of New York and'fState-of New jYork,"have]1n-` l vented certain `newand usefulf Improvements in Clothes-Line Reels, lofflwhich the vfollow-f.

e ing isa specification.A "l

This invention relates-to improvements in reelsfoncords 4or `small'- ropes such.` as y are used to `suspend articlesl for the purposelof subjectingthemv to an air current tempo# rarily', `Its objects.l are-to provide an app af ratus capable ofwinding `such *linesyup'on aninclosed reel, of holding the line i taut fat' any desired point and ofreleasing "the `saine 'fully' described and fshownin the accompany'-` indrawings,inwhich` l ma* afgana;

t j plete* @parausrpare*heartbrokenmay" j; showing-the interior, an`d,fgj14`ig.[2isay transf` l `verseisectional view, Ataken on line' 2`2-of 5 The apparatus comprises ame'talliecasing" outwardly Iturned ianged ba-sefll adjacent to which and withinthe' rounded" or.; beaded edge y[of Ithe. iangeais a1; circularfpl-ate 121 forming the rearwall; holes are provided;

i 35 through both `flange and platefor the puri pose ofv securingwthe apparatus to its support. The :front ofthe casing 14` is pref`` erably formed integralwithfthe side walls;

at the center is an outwardlyturnediiangedl annular ring 15 in which is'rejvolubly mountl e ed the cup member 16, the Hangs-17 ofwhich -K contacts with the inside Of" the casing 14,

while the end 18 extends outwardly registering with the edge ofthe ring 15; a similar.

but slightly largerfcup member I19 overlays `thering 15, itsiiange 20 being on the vout-yk `las side of the casingwhile `itsend 21 covers the end 18 of theinner cup. `This construction affordsv `an efficient mounting well `adapted* VJfor long service land, to stand hard usage. j

Adjacent `tofthe ange 117, `inside lof thecasing is a disk22 which formsone end, of y the spool or drum on'` which thec'ord is wound, the cord 30 being. secured(l to the spoolI center 23 in any approved manner at,

studis held normallywagainst the innerrside -ofthe lever 35, but yieldinglyso thatthe` -head may bepushed throughwfany `oirieozfa 4plurality of perforations "42 formed "in an lannular row in the front 4of the casing 14 "FGTUMGCOMPANE 1N@ 01? @Wieke Na Yf eCQRPOBeeIONOFN-EW YORK the spool. i Within the annulus 26'is another cal coils so arrangedthat; the head 39` of 'fthe and between it and the plate or "disk 22.

"its inner end,'fwhile'its:outerjend1 extendsi f through the'opening1 31"form`edf in ,thei casing; the-spool hasia center `23f`wi'th a'fpro` Q jection 24Vtting the cupf 16 atl-its outer end while at the other is `a`depression`2w5` adapted ;to receive the "cup shaped annulusf26 .ofthe i larger fdisk 527 f which forms 1the other end of j cup `member v28 which,y also `passes inwardly Y throughrthe plate 12,fthe iange'd"portion29` being onitsouter side. Withini the cup 28 lis/a nut 32lusedlforfsecuringf the?`stud or"v shaft `33 which`- `passes through ywthe several i cups and spool' center bindingl them together so that they all turn as al unit ,the head`34 roffthe stud also "clamps thehandle lever 35 'tofthelouter cup cover 21 and is provided'- withxaf rigidly fixedI pin 'which .passes through the cup "members 18 and 21,-eXt`end--4 i-nglinto the cente`r23 so'that* all of the rota-- tive parts arepositivelydriven by 'thehan dle" lever'ij At the end "ofw this lever 35I is an integral "or rigidlylv aiiixed projection "37;.gin j`wl1ich-is`freely mounted a" stud B8 Vvhaving a fthin headf39'f on the Aside next tofthej"casi'ng, `fopposite to which isa knob 40 arranged'for. l convenientv manipulation; between the end t j ofthe projection 87 and the'base of the knob 154.0 "is interposed a "spring 41havi`n`g-'it`s heli'-A` 'so 'Y In operation, theapparatus isgfirnrily4 sey cured at any desired j point upon a convenient support',` as a wall or post;V the cord is drawn `out and a ringat its extremeouter'end-not` sesl shown-attached to a hook or its equivalent, ,t whereupon anyhslack may be takenup andl the cord made taut jby turningthe handle in the proper direction ;k this being accomplished 'the knob is pushed inwardly, the head 39 of the stud entered into the nearest perfo- Hcallyv as the head is of such diameter as to pass'` readily into' the perforation but the lbody `of the Istud being smaller allows `the vvration and allowed, to remain therein, which it will do as the head: hooks over or engages l, thehead from its engagement landthe spring mallyclose against the inside ofthe lfrontf'l v inoiinteidin said casing-having radial cord 115A. device ofthe class described, com-y prising a flanged conical casing,- a spool revinternally Y and Vexternally of f said .n.casing,- said Acup/members constituting mountings for said spool, means for rotating said spool means positivelynengaging yWiththe interiorl of said casing. e

, combination Witha casinghaving auplu rally'perforated front plate, aspool reve hea-d" 'it become 'locked ufaii" the haaii ijs fi turned in the opposite direction which frees instantly operates to force it out so that the handle can be turned. -v i It Will be noticed that the disk 221is norcasing covering the perforations against' the entrance of dust andy dirt even when -thev tliedisk is but slightlyfremeved. Y

. llavingthus describedv my invention, I claim as' new and desire to secure by Let-AV ters Fatent, is:'-

oliible therein, isaid spool having heads lof varying diameters,cup members arranged and means combined therewith for preventing the Arotation thereof, thelatter Vof said 2. Ina device of the class ydescribed, in'.

oluble Within the casing'and ahandlewfor rotating the spooL-of a knob slidably mounted in said handle, a detent combinedwith said `rknob, said detent ybeing adapted to 'engagepvwith lthe inner side at any ofthe 'perforationsinsaidfront plate and lmeansgnor-V Q mallymiaintaining said :detentout of ,en-,i 5 sagement 3,. device prising af conic'all-casing a flangedbasei therefor, xsaidib'aseA having holes for attach-. i ment, formed;y therein, a spool revolubly n eiigageinentivith the casingr;

ifithe Classlileyscribed,coini i Y connections, "Han'ges l onv v'said f spool,l said yflanges being of different `di'aifneteigs tosuit "Said Casingjnieans" for rotatiilgljsd "spool and aspring retracted loclring?meansY for 'i preventing rotation of said spool combined -ivithffsaid rotating means, said llocking .means being adapted to detachably engage i `ivithopenings'i'ormed .in said casing XWhereby itisnormallyheldin a locked position. thin head of the Studis in alocked positioirfi. device ofthej class described, comn 4 g-prising `acasin'g, hatging agpluralityiof aper#4 l turesoniitsl'front'f-sidefa spool vmoiinted'to` i 5 revolve ..th'erein ,andv, an actuating means Vtherefor,j in Aconibination witha plunger mountedin said actuatingmeanaa head on saidplunger adaptedtozpassfthrough any of theapertures in tliefcasing engaging on the'l inner side thereof, and a retractile spring A combined Withgsaid plunger normally keeping saidplunger out of engagement with the casingfpg l t 5. Inl a device of the classdescribed,v `a

vcasing having alpliirality ofopenings ori-its i frontside, Va spool mounted :to revolvetherein; and actuating means therefor, in com-` i binfation' ivitli, a locking member mounted -in said" actuating means, ahead on j said locking` memberjada'pted to pass-fthroiighfany of the aperturesfjgnlthecasing gandto'engage on the inner sidethereof, said actiiating'ineans comprising retractile Il -spring` means" norn'ially keeping said locking! member-,out yof i Cpieeef this patent mty be obtained for-live .cents` 'e'achpbyaddrvesipngu the dqmmiisiiiozierfpf Patents;

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